British tourists in Tunisia given police escorts to airport and armed cops patrolling beach on horses

Police with guns are patrolling Tunisia's beaches on foot, on quad bikes and even on horseback

By Caroline McGuire, Digital Travel Editor

15th March 2018, 11:07 am

Updated: 15th March 2018, 11:45 am

BRITISH tourists holidaying in Tunisia are being given armed police escorts as they are bussed to and from the airport.

Luxury hotels have dedicated control centres with guards watching CCTV cameras 24 hours a day and cops with guns are patrolling beaches on foot, on quad bikes and even on horseback.

And now the cavalry has quite literally arrived...! Police on horses as well as the quad bikes and police patrols on foot along the beaches are all part of the new security changes that have taken place in #Tunisia since 2015 pic.twitter.com/gknFQptGcg

The advice on their website reads: “There’s a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British nationals from groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria.

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